23styles + auto
Born with taste
01From Risograph print to Ukiyo-e woodblock, each one a full art direction, not a filter. Pick one, or let the director choose for the topic.
Any topic.Now a film.
Brief it in one sentence. Get a narrated, animated film for your class, product launch or team onboarding.
How does a rainbow form?
Risograph print33s
9:16
Why do cats purr?
Watercolor
Why can’t we just print more money?
Editorial collage56s
{Watch}
Real briefs.
Real films.
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Lessons & coursesHow does a rainbow form?
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Talks & presentationsWhy can’t we just print more money?
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Product explainersMake a promotional video for this app, must feel energetic and premium
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Team trainingWhy the best leaders ask more questions than they answer
Got a topic of your own? One sentence is enough.
Request access{The idea}
Explaining something well used to take a studio: a writer, an illustrator, a narrator, a composer and an animator. Now it takes a sentence.
- from one sentence to a finished film
- ~15min
- per film. Agencies: $1,500+/min
- $5–12
- narrator voices
- 11
- languages, English to Korean
- 24
{Why it works}
Not a template. A crew with taste, and you calling the shots.
Ready for your review. Edit any scene, then approve.Approve
Your call at every step
02The director stops after the concept, key art, character sheets and storyboard. Nothing gets animated until you press Approve.
Slow down on the needle.
Hold here a beat longer0:06
Say it, it changes
03Ask the director in chat, or click anywhere on the video to leave a note at that exact moment. Every version is kept.
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Below the barFrame pops at a cut · fixing
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PassesRe-rendered and checked again
A critic in the room
04A second model watches and grades the cut. Under 8 out of 10, the director fixes it and renders again. It won’t hand over less.
{How it actually works}
From one sentence to a finished film.
{How it actually works}
From one sentence to a finished film.
01
Just describe it
Type the question. Here: “How does a rainbow form?” in Risograph print, 30 seconds, narrated by Will.
Good afternoon. What should we explain?
16:9
Create
Risograph print30s16:9Narrator: WillReview before animating
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Review the storyboard
The director stops with a logline, key art, a cast of one (Dot the raindrop) and eight scenes. Edit any of it, then approve.
How does a rainbow form?ReviewApprove
Your turn. Edit any scene below, or ask for bigger changes in the chat. When it looks right, press Approve at the top.
How does a rainbow form?
A single raindrop named Dot catches a white sunbeam, bends it, bounces it and hands you one colour — and millions of Dots together paint the arc.
CastDot the raindrop
Scenes
01
Hook: a white beam cuts across the sky
“Sunlight looks white. But it’s hiding something.”
02
The beam is every colour
“It’s every colour, travelling together.”
03
Dot floats in — the beam bends
“Slip it into a raindrop, and it bends.”
+ 5 more scenes
03
The crew gets to work
The scenes are painted, Will records the narration, a score is composed to the eight scenes, then it’s animated and mixed.
How does a rainbow form?In production
67%
Concept and script
Key art and character sheets
Storyboard approvedby you
Painting the scenes8 of 8
Recording narrationWill · ElevenLabs
Composing the scoretimed to the 8 scenes
Animating
Sound mix
Critic review
Director
Animating the scenes to Will’s narration
Painted scenes8 of 8
Score composed to the 8 scene cuts
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Watch, then say what to change
Reply in the chat, or pin a note on the video at 0:05. The director makes v2 and keeps v1.
How does a rainbow form?v1v2Export
Director
If you want tweaks, I’d tighten the opening to bring the film closer to 30 seconds.
Yes — tighten the opening.Note at 0:05 · This zoom feels abrupt.
Trimming the opening and easing the 0:05 zoom. v2 keeps v1.
Making v2
Ask the director to change something
FilmStoryboardScript
This zoom feels abrupt0:05
0:050:33
v1 · 33sRisograph print · 16:9
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Export and share
A 1080p MP4, captions, subtitles and a poster. This film cost $6.88 to make. Need it vertical? Make a 9:16 take.
How does a rainbow form?Ready
Make more9:16 take1:1 take
video.mp4
1920×1080 · 33s
Small copy
720p for Slack, email and phones
Captions
poster.jpg
Burned-in captions
Subtitles drawn into the picture
Render MP4
That’s the whole process. Your turn.
Request access{The looks}
Twenty-three looks. Or let the director choose.
01Editorial collage- 02Risograph print
0316-bit pixel art
04Watercolor editorial
05Swiss modernist
06Archival documentary- 07Claymation look
08Neon synthwave- 09Ukiyo-e woodblock
10Kinetic typography- 11Felt & yarn craft
12Pop comic book- 13Blueprint / technical
14Oil impasto
15Isometric low-poly
16Ink noir + one colour
17Layered papercut
18Mid-century cartoon
19Data-journalism dark
20Whiteboard doodle
21Nature documentary
22Bold flat vector
23Chalkboard lesson
+Auto stylethe director picks
Every style ships with its own palette, type and motion rules.Drag, swipe or use the arrows
{Series}
Make one. Then make it a series.
Any finished film can become the pilot. Every new episode keeps its look, voice and characters, so the whole series matches.
PilotFrom pick to earEp 1 · Blueprint / technical- Ep 2The pickupEp 2 · Blueprint / technical
Ep 3Pedals: analog vs digitalEp 3 · Blueprint / technical- Next episodeSame look, same voice
Start with the pilot. The series follows.
Request access{FAQ}
Fair questions.
01What do I actually get?
A finished, narrated, animated film. The director writes the concept and script, paints the art, records narration with ElevenLabs, composes a score timed to the scenes, adds sound effects, animates, mixes and hands you something you can play and export.
02How long does a film take?
About 15 minutes from one sentence to a finished film. It pauses once along the way so you can review the storyboard before anything is animated.
03Can I change it?
Before and after. Before: edit any scene in the storyboard, then approve. After: ask the director in chat, or click anywhere on the video to leave a note at that moment. Each change makes a new version (v1, v2…) and the old ones are kept.
04Which styles, voices and languages?
23 art styles plus Auto, where the director picks. 11 narrator voices. 24 languages, from English and Lithuanian to Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Four audiences: general adults, professionals, students, and children aged 6–11. Frames: 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
05Can it use my brand?
Yes. A brand kit holds your colours, fonts, logo, tagline and end card. You can also upload your own characters, products or logo and the director will use them.
06How do you keep the quality up?
A second model watches the cut and scores it out of 10. It has to reach 8. Below that, the director fixes what the critic found and renders again. It also checks that the film renders the same frames every time, and flags pops, flicker and frozen moments.
07What does a film cost to make?
Real films have cost roughly $5–$12 of model spend each. “How does a rainbow form?” cost $6.88; twenty films came to about $224. For comparison, typical agency quotes for 2D animated explainers run $1,500–$5,000 per finished minute.1
08How do I get in?
Access is invite-only for now. Request access and we’ll send an invite. You sign in with your email and a one-time code, no password.
1 Estimate based on typical agency quotes, not a quote from any agency. Model spend is what the AI services cost to make the film.
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